Timeless Advice by Stephen R. Covey

I have the power of choice. I can take initiative. I can set and achieve a goal. I am not a product of my past or my genetic make-up or the social agenda.

We are not our feelings. we are not our moods. We are not even our thoughts. We are a product of our choices.

Dr. Stephen R. Covey

Focus on what you do best and Outsource the Rest!

You will notice that the things we are good at and love to do are the things we normally get done happily and right away. Conversely the things we do not like doing and are not good at we tend to procrastinate. Think about it.

So why not outsource these jobs to someone else. eg. Hire an accountant to do your taxes. Get the kid down the street to cut your grass.

Your time is best spent doing the things you excel at and love doing. Or the things that are more important to you like spending time with your family.

This will make you more Productive and Happy!

SMART Goals

Your goals should be S.M.A.R.T.

S-Specific
M-Measurable
A-Attainable
R-Realistic
T-Timely

Here is another strategy to use for the R. Rather than set a realistic goal set 3 goals.

A Minimum Goal-Something you know you can achieve based on your prior history.
A Target Goal-Something you know you have the ability to achieve.
and an Outrageous Objective-Something that is out there and would be a great accomplishment to achieve.

This is MTO Goal Setting technique is taken from Raymond Aaron's Double Your Income Doing What You Love. (John Wiley & Sons. 2007)

7 Habits of the Truly Successful People

By Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips

1. Correct your Outlook and Belief
2. Commit yourself emotionally. Have a soft heart
3. Put your complete trust in Almighty God
4. Have Patience and Perseverance
5. Have Modesty and Shyness
6. Seek Contentment and Satisfaction
7. Sacrifice

Remember the True Goal is to attain Paradise. So don't sacrifice Paradise to obtain something in this life.


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Golden Advice for You

Know what you want from life. What are you true goal and aspirations. By knowing this you can aim to achieve it.

To achieve you life goals write down the following (you must physically write them down):

1. Write down your Goals in Life (3 or 4)
   
2. Lay out a plan for this year that will help you achieve this goal
3. Lay out a plan for this month that will help you achieve your goal for the Year
4. Plan out your week so you can obtain your Month goal

When you are actually doing these acts, you can now do them knowing the reason you are doing it, is to achieve one of your Life Goals. By doing this you will live your life with enthusiasm and hope that you are on your way to achieving a Life Goal.

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

To start we begin with a summary of the 7 habits of the Highly Effective People. This is an excellent book and can really start a change in your life.

Remember you must have the courage to change yourself!

The 7 Habits Revisted

Stephen R. Covey February 1, 2008 Categories: Business /Leadership, Business

When I was actively teaching as a professor, I taught a course entitled the “History of Self-Help Literature.” My research showed me that long-term performance in your personal life or in your business depends on your adherence to universal principles. Fortunately, these principles pertain, not to secret techniques for manipulating other people, but to habits that develop your own character.

Habit 1: Be proactive.
You create, rather than react: you are not filling a job that someone in an existing company created, and now seeks to fill. Further, the productivity, ethics, and success of the people in your organization are shaped by the example you set every day. So, you live from your values, not your feelings or desires.

Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind.
You know that you either choose the vision of your future life, or someone else will do it for you. You are a visionary, a goal-setter and goal-getter. You program your own mind according to proven principles. You enter every opportunity with a clear, specific, and measurable intended result, and commit yourself to achieving it. You develop a personal mission statement, a clear sense of purpose, a sense of your values. You reflect on every aspect of your life to ensure that it is integrated, consistent with a set of principles. If you don’t reflect, you may get so caught up in the excitement of your business that it eclipses everything else in your life. The key is to decide, “What are my values and beliefs?” and “How will I keep my health, my integrity, my family and business?”

Habit 3: Put first things first.
You are an efficient manager of time, which is to say, of yourself. You know that your duty to faith and family involves a commitment of time, and you are as reliable in keeping promises in these areas of life as you are in keeping appointments in business. In business, you do whatever is most important ahead of whatever is easy or pleasant.

Habit 4: Think win/win.
You create and play the game so that everyone wins. You do not let personal jealousies work against you. The more you help others succeed, the better you are compensated. This ethic requires a mature character rich in integrity, and relationships built on trust that develop into partnerships.

Habit 5: Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
People do not care how much you know, until they know how much you care. So be a masterful listener. You know that success comes not from having all the answers, but from having all the questions. You know that your very effectiveness in telling your own story depends on how well you have understood the story of the person listening to you. By practicing this habit, you seek to understand the needs of others first, rather than to give quick formula answers that work for you.

Habit 6: Synergize.
You choose cooperation over competition. You are not too proud to ask for help, not too busy to offer it. You look for opportunities to give credit generously to others, because you know that by showing appreciation, you build confidence and effectiveness in those around you, and create a team greater than the sum of its parts.

Habit 7: Sharpen the saw.
You take care of your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. You think of these dimensions as both temple and tool. You balance business and play, movement and rest, expansion and contraction. You know that renewal and recreation in all dimensions of your life and work are required for your continuing success.

Excellence in Action: Sharpen your saw by rewarding yourself with a day away from the office.

Article courtesy of Leadership Excellence.

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